September 2020
International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) and dangerous goods IT specialist Exis Technologies have launched an updated version of the IMDG Code International Briefing Pamphlet. It is one of an extensive series of briefing pamphlets and other documents developed by ICHCA’s international technical panel and provides all those involved in cargo handling, transport and related activities with practical advice and regulatory updates related to the safe handling and transport of ...
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Multimodal and FBJ have announced the winners of the 30Under30 competition – the showcase that recognises dynamic, hard-working, talented individuals under the age of 30 working in the industry.
Congratulations are in order for all the entrants - and especially the winners who are:
Alex Williams, Renault Trucks UKAlisa Aaltonen, HillebrandAmy McNamara, ...
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Abu Dhabi Ports says that phase 1 of its Khalifa Port expansion is on pace for completion in the first quarter of 2021. The scheme will provide additional deep-water access and enhanced infrastructure. To date, 200 metres of quay wall and almost 175,000sq m of land have been handed over, ...
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Deutsche Post DHL Group’s DHL Global Forwarding arm has launched an air freight charter connecting Asia Pacific to Europe and the US. Managed by StarBroker, DHL Global Forwarding’s in-house charter team, the twice-weekly flight originates in Chongqing, China and flies to Amsterdam, Chicago and Incheon, South Korea before returning to ...
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Shoreham Port has invested £2 million in a fleet of 35 new Yale forklift trucks for its timber logistics operation that is estimated to handle up to 20% of all UK imports. Last year the south cost port handled over 450,000m3 of timber and stored in either the 47,000m2 of ...
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Doncaster’s iPort Rail terminal has won ‘Business of the Year’ at the Rail Freight Group’s annual excellence awards event for its “outstanding vision for the future” of the sector.
Judges said: “iPort Rail has spent years planning and investing heavily to build the first inland rail freight terminal to be open ...
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The UK has signed a trade deal with Japan, its first as a country independent of the European Union. The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was agreed in principle by International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu on a video call on 11 September. According to the ...
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Aberdeen Standard Investments’ AIPUT fund says it has bucked the Covid effect and has achieved full occupancy across its London area airport industrial real estate portfolio following the completion of several key lease agreements at Heathrow.
AIPUT is one of the largest private landlords at Heathrow, with a portfolio of some ...
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Saudi Arabian Airlines’ Saudi Arabian Logistics ground handling arm has officially taken over the running of customs security areas at most of the Kingdom’s airports.
Saudi Customs vice-governor Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri and SAL deputy chief business development and corporate relations officer Abdulrahman Ma’en Al-Mubarak signed the agreement at the Saudi ...
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Four of the UK’s main rail freight companies Direct Rail Services, GB Railfreight, DB Cargo and Freightliner brought a selection of their electric and hybrid locomotives to Mossend International Railfreight Park (MIRP) on 9 September to support decarbonisation of logistics.
It coincided with the launch of the Scottish Government’s Green Investment ...
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